List of people from New York (state)

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The following is a list of prominent people who were born in/lived in or around the U.S. state of New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity.

Government and politics[edit]

Presidents[edit]

Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Donald Trump

Vice presidents[edit]

Nelson Rockefeller

Governors[edit]

Senators[edit]

Chuck Schumer

Mayors[edit]

Other politicians[edit]

First Ladies[edit]

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Entertainment[edit]

Film, television, theater, and dance[edit]

Woody Allen
Lauren Bacall
Alec Baldwin
Lucille Ball
Anne Bancroft
Humphrey Bogart
James Caan
James Cagney
Chevy Chase
Tom Cruise
Tony Curtis
Sammy Davis Jr.
Robert De Niro
Kirk Douglas
Robert Downey Jr.
Mel Gibson
Whoopi Goldberg
Rita Hayworth
Scarlett Johansson
Danny Kaye
Burt Lancaster
Spike Lee
Eddie Murphy
Al Pacino
Regis Philbin
Sylvester Stallone
Howard Stern
Denzel Washington
Mae West

Comedians, entertainers, and humorists[edit]

Rodney Dangerfield
Jimmy Fallon
The Marx Brothers
Don Rickles
Joan Rivers
Jerry Seinfeld

Singers and instrumentalists[edit]

Christina Aguilera
Tony Bennett
Maria Callas
Mariah Carey
Lana Del Rey
Neil Diamond
Lady Gaga
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon
George Gershwin
Billy Joel
Jennifer Lopez
Idina Menzel
Barbra Streisand
Steven Tyler

Rappers[edit]

50 Cent
Jay-Z
LL Cool J
  • 2Pac (1971–1996), rapper, record producer, actor, and poet
  • 50 Cent (born 1975), rapper, actor, businessman, and actor
  • Amil (born 1973), rapper and singer
  • ASAP Rocky (born 1988), rapper, record producer, director, actor, and model
  • Cardi B (born 1992), rapper
  • Azealia Banks (born 1991), rapper
  • Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician
  • Beastie Boys (1979–2014), hip hop/hardcore punk band
  • Big L (1974–1999), hip-hop recording artist
  • Action Bronson (born 1983), rapper and television presenter
  • Lola Brooke, rapper
  • Foxy Brown (born 1978), rapper
  • Busta Rhymes (born 1972), hip hop recording artist, actor, record producer, and record executive
  • Cam'ron (born 1976), rapper, actor, and entrepreneur
  • Sean Combs (born 1969), rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur (also known as "P. Diddy", "Puff Daddy", or "Diddy")
  • Desiigner (born 1997), rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor
  • DreamDoll (born 1992), rapper
  • DMX (1970–2021), rapper, record producer, and actor
  • Fabolous (born 1977), rapper
  • Fivio Foreign (born 1990), rapper
  • Ice Spice (born 2000), rapper
  • Jadakiss (born 1975), rapper
  • Jay-Z (born 1969), rapper, businessman, investor, and actor
  • Fat Joe (born 1970), rapper
  • Jim Jones (born 1976), hip-hop recording artist
  • MC Jin, rapper and actor
  • KRS-One (born 1965), rapper and occasional producer
  • Lil' Kim (born 1975), rapper, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress
  • LL Cool J (born 1968), rapper, actor, and host of Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle
  • The Lox
  • Biz Markie (1964–2021), rapper, DJ, and record producer
  • Matisyahu (1979), rapper, reggae vocalist, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician
  • Travie McCoy (born 1981), rapper singer, co founder and lead singer of Gym Class Heroes
  • MF Doom (born 1971), rapper and record producer
  • Mobb Deep
  • Mos Def (born 1973), hip hop recording artist, actor, and activist
  • Remy Ma (born 1980), rapper
  • Post Malone (born 1995), rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
  • Nicki Minaj (born 1982), rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress
  • Nas (born 1973), hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur
  • The Notorious B.I.G. (1972–1997), rapper and actor (also known as "Biggie Smalls" or "Biggie")
  • Onyx
  • Rakim (born 1968), rapper
  • Remedy (born Ross Filler in 1972), rapper
  • Ja Rule (born 1976), rapper
  • Run-DMC
  • Russ (born 1992), rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer
  • Juelz Santana (born 1982), rapper and actor
  • Bobby Shmurda (born 1994), rapper
  • Freaky Tah (1971–1999), rapper
  • Pop Smoke (1999–2020), rapper
  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • Sheck Wes (born 1998), rapper
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • Adam Yauch (1964–2012), rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, director, and film distributor
  • 6ix9ine (born 1996), rapper, songwriter
  • Joey Badass (born 1995), rapper
  • Eli Da Vincii, rapper, songwriter

Bands[edit]

Goo Goo Dolls
KIϟϟ

Art, literature, journalism, and philosophy[edit]

Susan B. Anthony
Anderson Cooper
Howard Cosell
Bob Costas
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Washington Irving
Larry King
Bill Maher
Herman Melville
Sojourner Truth
Walt Whitman

Sportspeople[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Craig Biggio
Whitey Ford
Lou Gehrig
Hank Greenberg
Sandy Koufax
Carl Yastrzemski

Basketball[edit]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Nate Archibald
Carmelo Anthony
Sue Bird
Julius Erving
Chris Mullin
Dolph Schayes

Boxing[edit]

Mike Tyson
Floyd Patterson
Gene Tunney

Fencing[edit]

Soren Thompson

American football[edit]

Jim Brown
Rob Gronkowski
Art Monk

Ice hockey[edit]

Adam Fox
Patrick Kane

Soccer[edit]

Timothy Weah

Tennis[edit]

John McEnroe

Track and field[edit]

Caitlyn Jenner

Other sports[edit]

Carol Heiss
Jon Jones

Business[edit]

John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mark Zuckerberg

Fashion, beauty, and modeling[edit]

Scarlett Johansson
Hayden Panettiere

Lawyers and jurists[edit]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John Jay

Religious leaders[edit]

Science and medicine[edit]

Mandy Cohen
Jonas Salk
Carl Sagan
Richard Feynman

Foreign-born New Yorkers[edit]

Gene Simmons
Jason Wu

Infamous New Yorkers[edit]

Billy the Kid

Other[edit]

Daniel Daly

See also[edit]

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